passion flower

i have a passion flower which 2 days ago finally showed me the first really pretty flower, i went away for 2 days and when i returned today the flower had closed up, i was wondering if this was normal? as i have never kept these before.

 

Yep, its normal steve, usually only last a day sometimes two if its cool and cloudy.
But then they dont usually open.

 

thanks a lot pete, will it come back??

 

steve b you may get passion fruits if you get some pollonation by insects....and loads more seeds from this fruit....which type is it ??
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Ladybird

 

not quite sure ladybird, but next flower i will photograph and sent to you,hopefully you can ID it for me

 

That particular flower wont come back Steve, but you should have more buds coming, they can take a while to settle down.
A picture would be great.

 

thanks again pete i have got two pics, the first shows the buds, as you can see the bottom one was the first flower, the top left i suspect has been and gone while i was away, by the look of it. only one to go :( , apart from the little bud in the bottom left


but as you can see from the other picture it is growing well and fast, it was only 20 inches approx 3 months ago.

[ 17. July 2005, 09:07 PM: Message edited by: steve b ]

 

my last flower? happiness tinged with sadness :(

 

They are extraordinary, aren't they and quite unique.

You should enter this pic in the comp

 

thanks michael i will, i may never see any more of them for another year :(

 

Yeah I reckon you'll get some more later on, give it time, and some more heat and sunshine.